Adjustable driver&#39;s seat.



' j "1". M. R-AMAAY.l I ADJUSTABLE DRIVERS SHA1@ PPIOATION FILED APR.22,'1903. No MODEL.

PATENTED DEG. 8, L903.

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" placed thereon, and 3 the bottom of the car- UNITED ',.STATES PatentedDecember 8, 1903 PATENT OFFICE.

ADJUSTABLE DRIVE RS SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettes Patent No. 746,154, dated Decembers, 1903.

V.flppliuation filed April 22, 1903.

To all?, whom, it rita/y concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. RAMsAY, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a resident of Thorndale, in the oo unty ofMiddleseX, in theProvince of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adjustablel or Removable Drivers Seats, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to the providing of seating accommodation for thedriver of a buggy, carriage, or other similarrclass of vepied, theobject being to provide a seat which may be adjusted out of the way orremoved.A altogether, at the same time when in use will provide asimple, strong, durable, inexpensive, and comfortable seatingaccommodation for the driver; and it consists of theimprovedconstruction and novel combination of parts of the same, as will behereinafter first fullyset forth and described, andthen pointed out'Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sideelevation 'of an adjustable or removabledrivers seat em bodying myinvention. .In this View it is shown secured to the ordinary seat of thebuggy or vehicle. Fig.Y 2 illustrates a modification in the constructionof my invention, and inrthis view it is shown secured to the bottom ofthe buggy or vehicle. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line Qc a;of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on'the line a' z of Fig. 2.

In theaccompanying drawings the numeral 1 designates the ordinary seat,2 the cushion riage or vehicle 4 designates a baror clasp in which thesocket 5 is formed, and said bar is bolted by the bolts or otherwiserigidly secured to the under side of the seat 1, as shown in Fig. 1, orto the bottom 3, as shown in Fig. 2.

7 designates a pivotblock in which the socket 8 and screw-threadedsocket 9 are formed.

10 designatesathumbscrew Whichengages with the screw-threaded socket 9in the pivot# block 7. l

11 designates a pivot-bolt rigidly secured to the seat 1,.,as shown in.Fig. 1, or to the Serial No. 153,811. (No model.)

bottom 3, as shown in Fig. 2, on which bolt v said block 7 is pivotallymounted.

12 designates a bracket, the arm a of which i is fitted to and insertedin and is adapted to be adjusted back and forth perfectly free in thesockets 8 and 5 of the pivot-block 7 and the clasp 4, respectively, andwhen properly adjusted said bracket 12 is rigidly held and locked inplace by tightening said thumbscrew 10.

13 designates a drivers'seat provided with,`

h it is rigidlyheld and locked at that point by tightening thethumb-screw 18.

c is the vertical portion of the bracket 12.

-In the modification of this device shown in Fig. 2 the vertical memberc of the bracket is shown in the form of a telescopic screw consistingof several concentric cylindrical sectionsr which may be turned one intoor out of the other. This adapts this device to be secured to the bottom3 of the carriage or vehicle'.

This-device is secured in place either to the ordinary seat 1 or bottom3 of the carriage or vehicle in connection with which it is intended tobe used by securing the bar 4 to and near the rear of and thepivot-block 7 to and near to the front of the seat 1, as shown in Fig.1, and in line With yone another, so that the pivot-block 7 may beadjusted to bring the socket 8 in line withy the socket 5 of the bar 4.When said supporting-block .7 and bar 4 are so secured and adjusted, thearm a of the bracket 12 is inserted and adjusted in said sockets in saidblock and bar until the seat 13 is at the desired position, when saidarm a, as well as said seat 13, secured thereto, is rigidly held andlocked in said position by tightening the thumb-screw 10. If, however,the bracket 12 was adjusted IOO against the seat 1 and the seat 13 didnot extend far enough back Over the ordinary seat 1, the thu mb'scrcvv1S could be loosened and the seat 13 adjusted on the arm oto extendfarther over on the ordinary seat 1. Again, if the supplemental driversseat 13 should not be required, by loosening the set-screw l said seat13 and bracket 12 could be withdrawn from the sockets and 8 and clear ofthe bar 4 and pivot-block 7, when said seat could be inverted, as shownby dotted lines in Fig. 1, and inserted in the socket S in thepivotblock only, when the latter, as Well as the seat 123 and bracket12, could be adjusted at an angle to the position shown by solid linesin Fig. 1 or to the position shown by dotted lines in Fin'. 1 and underthe seat and completely out oi the Way of the occupants of the vehicleor removed altogether, as prei'erred.

In Fig. 2 the socketed pivot-block 7 and bar 1f are shown secured to thebottom 3 of the vehicle; but when the arm (t of the bracket 12 isinserted in said socketed block and bar when so placed the verticalportion c ot' said bracket must be adapted to ne lengthened to bring theseat 13 high enough to accommodate the driver comfortably, as shown bysolid lines in Fig. 2, and, again, said portion c must be adapted to beshortened, so that when the set-screw is loosened it may be Withdrawnfrom the socket 5 and adjusted at an angle to the view shown by solidlines in Fig. 2 and out of the Way of the occupants of the vehicle andunder the seat, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. As a result asimple, strong, and durable seat is provided, one which may be adjustedto adapt it to be comfortable for the driver and at the same time notinterfere or come in contact with the occupants of the ordinary seat andone which when not in use maybe adjusted out of the way under the seat,so as not to interfere with the occupants of the vehicle, or bealtogether removed, as preferred.

I have found by experiment that the construction herein shown anddescribed gives the best results. At the same time While I prefer saidconstruction I do not wish to limit myself to the details thereof, asthey ina)1 he modified in various Ways Without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In a device of the classdescribed, a supporting block and bar in each of Which a socket isformed, said block being pivotally secured to, and said bar beingrigidly secured to the ordinary seat or body of a vehicle, incombination with a bracket, one arm of which is inserted in said socketsin said supporting biock and bar, a supplemental or drivers seat securedto said bracket, and means for holding said bracket at the position 'towhich it is adjusted in said socketed supporting block and bar,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting block and bar ineach of which a socket is formed, said block being pivotally secured to,and said bar beingrigidly secured to the ordinary seat or body of avehicle, in combination with a supplemental or drivers seat a blockrigidly secured thereto in which a socket is formed, a bracket, one arm,Z), ot' which is inserted in said socket, and having anotherarin, a,which is inserted in said sock ered supporting block and bar, and meansfor holding said drivel-s seat and seat-block at the position to whichtheyare adjusted on said bracket, and for holding the arm, a, of thelatter at the position to which it is adjusted in the supportingsocketed pivot block and bar, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed in the presence of the twoundersigned witnesses.

THOMAS M. RAMS AY.

Witnesses;

P. J. EDMUNDs, A. BYRICK.

